Muslim-Christian violence

AMBON, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian troops have been sent toquell violent clashes between Muslims and Christians that left fivepeople dead and more than 150 injured. The police chief in Ambon says the violence began after rumorsspread that a Muslim motorcycle taxi driver who died in a trafficaccident had been killed and tortured by Christians. Police say Muslims confronted Christians after the man'sfuneral, and the two sides traded insults and later startedthrowing rocks and swinging machetes. The rioters also set fire tocars and houses. An Ambon government spokesman said a tense calm had returned tothe city by Monday afternoon.